Where the river meets the sea :) 

Rockpools and the ocean beyond :) 

A Singapore Thing

I know it's probably what my friends in school call "A Singapore Thing"
But I actually realised exactly how huge Australia is today..
This place is super massive man..

My two hour bus ride to Caloundra (a city along the Sunshine Coast) would have taken me from London all the way to Brighton..

Had I been going south from London, I would not have any more land on which to travel because it all stops at Brighton man..
But this place is soooooo huge...
You could just keep going and going and going man!

If I get lost..
NO ONE WOULD FIND ME! Hahaha :P
I find it funny because we often joke how we can NEVER get lost in Singapore..
And we never realise HOW TRUE IT IS!! Hahaha

Caloundra is a cosy city by the beach :)
And it is near enough to the Glass Mountains of North Brisbane to be able to have the best of both worlds :)

I'm exhausted man..
After the "ordeal" last night I couldn't get to sleep for a long time..
And I woke at 7am this morning to catch a bus to the Sunshine Coast..
But I'm happy and it's all worth it :)

Sunshine, Sand and Smiles :)

- 30 September 2004 12:30am -

*Sigh*

Going to Sunshine Coast for the day..
I'm excited, I think..
I'll let you know
When I'm home tomorrow..

Tonite I ain't trippin'..

It's not that I don't wanna talk, guys..
It's just that sometimes you guys just throw a whole load of issues on me..
Yeah I know I have always been listening to your troubles
And why not now?

Because whenever I tell you to get over it
You still insist on harping on it..
Because I've been listening to you for years
And I UNDERSTAND you..
I DO.. I really do..

Just let go of it man..
Let it out..

"And what’s this shit about us meant to be together?
That type of shit’ll make me not want us to meet each other"
(Stan - Eminem)

Like it's not hard enough to just listen to you..
You spring this on me..
What do you expect me to say or do??

It hurts like hell as it is
Not being able to help you through the pain you are in..
To confess to me your fantasies now just makes me reel even more

And you ask me why I'm silent?
What, do you expect me to tell you I like you too?

You still are my comrades..
Come on, get urselves together man..

*sigh*

- 29 September 2004 12:10am -

Life is good :) 

Strawberries + Foccacia Bread

Its a beautiful sunday afternoon..
And I jus came home from getting groceries :)
Had a lunch that started out with Strawberries and Foccacia bread
And ended with fish fillets in cream sauce!
Really yummy healthy lunch :)

Makes me wonder why my eating habits here and at home in S'pore are so different..
Maybe it's because the healthy-alternative foods here are cheaper?
Hmm..
But I'll really miss the strawberries here when I go home :P
AUD$1.55 per box.. means it's less than $2 back home..
Back home we pay like $5++??

Haha look at me..
Commenting on something as trivial as food :)
Guess I'm really enjoying the simple life and luxuries here :)
And on a tight student budget too :P

I guess it's because back home in S'pore we're all too busy to really kick back and enjoy life for its simple pleasures? :)


Love and Strawberries.. :P

- 26 September 2004 4:35pm -

Shine after the rain :)

Project-Free

I am finally project free! Hahaha :)

I finally finished my last project today!
All that is left are weekly tutorials and revision :)
Exams are in November..

I'm finally completely relaxed after the past 6 weeks of agony! :P

Expect more posts from meee~
And to see me in CS more ehehe :P

*Off to terrorise the unsuspecting CS world* :P

Laters~

- 24 September 2004 10:15 pm -

Letter to Phy

Sorry..
Got work to rush..
So I decided to play cheat a little bit and here we go..

An excerpt from my reply to Phy's letter :)

I have a mortal fear of group work now :P
I tend to get people who think I am incapable of forming an opinion..
And when I do speak to them, some of them can even say "Wow, you can speak english and make sense!"
I am often left speechless by that because I can never decide if I should take it as a compliment..
Or an insult.. Haha :)

But my journey here hasn't been just about study..
I've realised that God has cleared my life of all that clutter I face back home
So that we both can get to know each other again :)
Over the past 10 weeks that I have been here..
He has always been there for me..
Each time I've cried out to Him, He has comforted me and blessed me..
He has seen me through the challenges and obstacles before me..
And made perfect outcomes out of situations.. even I could not imagine..

The past few months I've been reading my Bible alone..
But I went with my housemate to church last Sunday (12 September) :)
She is one person I have been praying for and about a lot.
I pray constantly because I recognise that we are so different by nature..
And the ways we approach things are so different..
(She's not an affectionate person and that's something I can't get used to :P)

I recognise that because she is my housemate, she is central to my life here..
Anything that makes her unhappy will make me unhappy because we live in the same house
And I know that only He can breach those differences..
Because only He knows the both of us the best :)
He created us both..

And I believe He put us here in the same house for a reason..
I try my best to remember that whenever she goes into her moods :P
She's a nice person lah..
But you remember what you and I went through at the beginning of our friendship?
I think that's what is going on now..
So just gotta trust Him to make things work out in time I guess..


- September 15 2004 11:31pm -

Busy

I haven't read the papers in a fortnight..
Because that's how busy I've been..

In a fortnight so many things have happened..
Terrorists have attacked numerous targets..
Tragedies and typhoons have struck..
Thousands have died..

With all this madness and insanity going on..
I wonder what good is there to be able to declare that we ALL have Human Rights..
When so much terror is at large?
So what if technology is becoming increasingly advanced..
When the world population is becoming increasingly violent?
Why bother to look to tomorrow..
When some people will not even live to see beyond today?

It is easy to lose hope..
Too easy to point fingers..
Too easy for us to hide in our comfort zones..
Doing things as we've always done..
Never needing to acknowledge the ever blackening shadow of Terror threatening to consume the world in which we live..

But Grace allows us a slight glimmer of light in the dark..
Whilst half the world is at war..
Whilst they are in grief and in pain..
Whilst Life's sanctity is suject to constant brutality..

The other half of the world continues running the Human race..
By upholding Justice as much as they can..
By continuing to work at Medicine and Cures..

Which brings me back to Daffodil Day..
And my staunch belief that one day we will rise against Cancer..

Standing apart from the upsetting articles I've read all day..
From Male Rape to the Terror Threat..
This one article (about scientists stumbling on a gene that helps to predict cancer..
I had put up a link to the article, but it got moved to the archives after a week and Straits Times wants payment to access their archives..
Which I think is RIDICULOUS..
Such information SHOULD be free!!)
Stands apart with its message of Hope for cancer victims and their families :)

Hope no matter how tiny will sustain us..
Especially when your loved ones are struggling and you can't do anything about it..
If you have lost Hope..
It is my prayer that you find it again..

I know my entry today is long and rather draggy..
I'm rather sober today..
Thank you for even reading up to this stage..

Love & Hope..


- 4 September 2004 12:15am -

Settled In

Finally :)

Although its been more than a month of settling into my own room..
I finally feel at home and contented enough to talk about the goings on in my life..

I know I haven't replied to everyone's emails and questions about my new life..
I'm sorry..
I've been really busy with school..

Suddenly I'm swamped with loads to do..
I just submitted two assignments today and I've got one due on Monday..
I've also got an upcoming presentation and several reflective journals and another annotated bibliography to do.. (wth is that, eh? :P welcome to the club..)

Well I'm fine :)
Thank you for all your concern :)

I am happy with my room (and even happier with my beloved ADSL modem haha :P)
I couldn't wish for a more comfortable place to call my own :)

I am happy with the Brisbane weather :)
It's beautiful.. Wish I could share it with everyone back home..

My only concerns are the vast quantities of potato and cheese in the local diet!!
I can't seem to escape.. they are every which way I look!
Fattening!!
So I cook more and eat home these days :)
Which I don't mind at all.. and it's cheaper too..

Haha :)
I also managed to hook up with my so-called "long-lost" cousin Ben..
And found him very much alive and well.. (dis-)coloured hair and all..
(Hey it's something ok.. even his mum couldn't contact him..*mutters*)

:) anyway keep those messages and emails coming..
Especially after a particularly horrendous day in school..
It warms my heart to know so many people care about me..

Love and sunshine from Brisbane :)

- 2 September 2004 5:59pm -